Special bail book, 1829-1843.
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New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
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The clerks of the Supreme Court of Judicature were directed to keep common rule books by order of the Court made in April term, 1796. Common Rulebooks contain a record of common rules or orders of the court, entered by the clerk on motion made by an attorney for one of parties to a cause. Motions for common rules were granted as a matter of course during a court term or in vacation between terms. Common rules relating to a defendant's appearance are as follows: order to defendant to...
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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The court of appeals is New York State's highest court and court of last resort with appellate jurisdiction only. It hears cases on appeal from other appellate courts and sometimes from trial courts. Its review is generally limited to questions of law; in capital cases it may rule on both law and fact. The court of appeals also reviews determinations of the Commission on Judicial Conduct. ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY. Under British colonial rule, appeals fro...
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Between 1786 and 1829 the Supreme Court and the county courts of common pleas shared with the Surrogate's Courts the power to prove and record wills devising real property, and also wills whose witnesses were unable to appear in court. In addition, between 1801 and 1829 the Supreme Court had the exclusive power to prove and record wills devising real property located in several counties. (Wills proved in the courts of common pleas were recorded by the county clerks). After a will was proved and ...
